Why Figma handoff fails Nepal product projects

A file is not a product until it compiles.

Written from experience Kathmandu 2026-09-18

What dies between Figma and the Nepal site

Empty, error, loading, tiny screens.

Kathmandu UI studios still sell a ZIP of frames. A developer later invents the states. Later is where conversion dies. I design those states because I will code them. That is the UI/UX practice.

OpenListener and MayaHold are live. This site is the sample. I do not highlight UI as a colour stunt. I highlight the frontend that has to carry the file.

Graphic design is a separate year on my record. Posters are not product UI. Labels keep the work clean. Other work experience says that honestly.

Research, then IA, then a system

Pretty last. Meaning first.

I start with the job the visitor has. Then information architecture. Then a small system: type, space, components that repeat. Then screens. Handoff culture starts at screens and never reaches a system, so every page is a one-off.

Conversion is a sentence on the page that matches the search. SEO people who cannot change the layout will write meta and pray. I change the layout.

If your Figma has 80 artboards and no empty state, it is a pitch, not a spec.

How I run UI when I also ship

The designer cannot hide from the build.

I compile. Constraints show up in the week they are still cheap. A studio handoff shows up in week eight as a surprise.

Founders who want a pure UX consultancy with no code should work with that. Founders who want a landing that ranks and books should not.

Compare studios on the vs pages if you need a named contrast. This post is the method.

What to send instead of a ZIP

A URL, a job, a number.

Send the current site, the job a visitor is trying to finish, and the number you care about. I will tell you whether we redesign in code or keep a slice of the old IA.

Students: copy a live form, not a Dribbble card. Learn in Nepal is the classroom.

Email [email protected]. Do not attach 2GB of Figma if the origin is already the problem.

Why Figma handoff fails Nepal product projects?

Do you still use Figma?

As a sketch when it helps. The source of truth is the running interface.

Is graphic design the same as UI/UX in Nepal?

No. Graphic design is posters and brand sheets. Product UI has states and a URL.

Can a Nepal UI designer also do frontend?

This one does. That is why the file survives launch.

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